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Manoel Gehrke

@manoelgehrke.bsky.social
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Political Scientist, FGV CEPESP / FAPESP Fellow www.manoelgehrke.com Political Accountability | Corruption | Threats to Democracy | Money & Politics | Courts and Politics | Latin America

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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Cool new article on norms, perceptions and anti-corruption messaging by Feng Yang and Lin Zhu.👇
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Looking forward to discussing our @jodemocracy.bsky.social article at the University of Bologna (and online) on May 12 at 5pm (CET). dsps.unibo.it/it/agenda-ev...
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How to bring authoritarians to justice
Join us for an in-depth discussion on democratic resilience and the challenges of confronting authoritarian threats in the modern world
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Interested in what courts can do to help prevent democratic subversion? Luciano Da Ros and I discuss our recent @jodemocracy.bsky.social piece "How to Bring Authoritarians to Justice" with Licia Cianetti. newbooksnetwork.com/how-bolsonar... @unibirmingham.bsky.social
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Excited to share new research with Luciano Da Ros on the role of anti-corruption in Bukele’s rise to power and the subsequent neutralization and weaponization of oversight institutions in El Salvador. online.ucpress.edu/socdev/artic...
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Review of Democracy @revdem2020.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
🎙️ In our new podcast, produced in cooperation with @jodemocracy.bsky.social, Luciano Da Ros and @manoelgehrke.bsky.social examine how courts can confront authoritarian behavior by elected leaders and why judicial action sometimes succeeds. 🧑‍⚖️🧑‍⚖️ 🎧 Listen to it now: 👉 tinyurl.com/48k3vrkm
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Excited to share new research with Luciano Da Ros: Anti-corruption, Political Backlash, and Brazil's Illiberal Turn. Open access here: online.ucpress.edu/socdev/artic...
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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Brazil did something that few democracies achieve: It convicted a former president of attempting a coup. How did the country’s courts hold would-be autocrat Jair Bolsonaro accountable when so many other coup plotters go unpunished? This essay will remain free on our website!
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How to Bring Authoritarians to Justice | Journal of Democracy
Brazil did something that few democracies achieve: It convicted a former president of attempting a coup. How did the country’s courts hold would-be autocrat Jair Bolsonaro accountable when so many…
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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
"How did Brazil's courts check Bolsonaro when other democracies have let would-be autocrats go unpunished?" muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
"Bolsonaro’s sentencing was possible only because the courts had withstood his attacks while he was in office and because he was no longer president when the trial began. Had he remained in power...a conviction would have been extremely unlikely." muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Luciano Da Ros and Manoel Gehrke explain how Brazil did something that few democracies ever have: It convicted a former president of attempting a coup. Read "How to Bring Authoritarians to Justice" from our NEW January issue! muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
🚨 January issue out now! 🚨 Read about Gen-Z uprisings; lessons from Brazil on holding would-be autocrats accountable; how direct-democracy initiatives such as referendums are being undermined by AI; the steps Ukraine must take to remain democratic; and more. muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...
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Felipe @ftraposo.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
📢 Call for Submissions UK-based early career researchers in political science, political economy & public policy: apply to our January Early Career Workshop at LSE. 🗓️ Deadline: 28 Dec 2025 🔗 forms.gle/HXU4DnBq9HmX...
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LSE - Political Economy and Political Science Early Career Workshop
We invite submissions for the LSE Political Economy and Political Science Early Career Workshop. This workshop is designed to support the development of early-career scholars’ research, including PhD,...
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BridgeGap @bridgegap-eu.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
🔎 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 24-𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 Tomorrow, @manoelgehrke.bsky.social and Salvatore Sberna will present WP8 research at the 24-hour Conference on Global Organized Crime.
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Interested in the role of prosecutors and specialized policies in combating organized crime and corruption? Then come join us for this online panel featuring perspectives from Brazil, the U.S., and across Europe at #OC24 on December 3. oc24.heysummit.com/talks/prosec... @bridgegap-eu.bsky.social
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
In this blog @ecprtheloop.bsky.social, Feng Yang and I share some key takeaways from our research on convicting former leaders on corruption charges —and what they tell us about personalistic politics and accountability today. Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🔮 How corruption convictions help leaders gain support
We often attribute populism’s rise to structural factors — economic insecurity, digital technology, and cultural backlash. But Manoel Gehrke and Feng Yang
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Cobertura da nossa pesquisa (em co-autoria com Luciano Da Ros) sobre as condenações de ex-chefes de governo no @oglobo.globo.com de hoje.
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Muito obrigado à @cienciapolitica.bsky.social pela divulgação do nosso artigo. Nele explicamos porque algumas dessas condenações são revertidas e outras não, assim como as circunstâncias em que essas reversões se dão.
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Estudo revela que 36% das condenações criminais de ex-chefes de Estado são revertidas posteriormente
O estudo “An Institutional Fail-Safe? How the Gap in Judicial Independence Between High and Low Courts Explains the Reversal of Corruption Convictions of Former Heads of Government”, de Luciano Da Ros...
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Tim Haughton @timhaughton.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
For all interested in #elections and #campaigns my review article “Clicks and Mortar” has just been published in @govandopp.bsky.social @profkatedommett.bsky.social @fromagehomme.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @abirhodes.bsky.social
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
🧵Introducing the Trump Action Tracker website! Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
New Research: Why do courts overturn former leaders' corruption convictions? Our new study shows that reversals are more likely when high courts are less independent than lower courts, creating space for political accommodation. 🧵
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BridgeGap @bridgegap-eu.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
📍 Snapshots from our participation at the 28th International Political Science Association (IPSA) World Congress! 📖 Read more about our panels and presentations: 👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au...
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BridgeGap @bridgegap-eu.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
📍 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 28𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐏𝐒𝐀 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 – 𝐒𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐥, 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚 🗓 12–16 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 2025 🔎 Want to know more about our panels and presentations? 👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au... @manoelgehrke.bsky.social • @luciopicci.bsky.social • @denisserolivari.bsky.social • @fernandaodilla.bsky.social
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
In this blog @ecprtheloop.bsky.social, Feng Yang and I share some key takeaways from our research on convicting former leaders on corruption charges —and what they tell us about personalistic politics and accountability today. Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🔮 How corruption convictions help leaders gain support
We often attribute populism’s rise to structural factors — economic insecurity, digital technology, and cultural backlash. But Manoel Gehrke and Feng Yang
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lorenagbarberia.bsky.social @lorenagbarberia.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
So excited to share our paper with Natália de Paula Moreira has just been published in the @Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, studying presidential approval dynamics in the context of exogenous shocks. #AcademicSky #polisky www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XZWHP...
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Executive approval and accountability: the impact of global shocks in less developed democracies
This article offers an original theory which elucidates how voters in less developed settings evaluate macroeconomic performance and fiscal policies. We argue that voters face a critical challenge ...
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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Most literature reviews miss the point.
 Not because they’re sloppy. 
But because they treat the literature like a box to tick. In my latest Respect the Marble Post, I carve out a 6-step process to writing a meaningful lit review: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter... 🧵
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Most Literature Reviews Miss the Point. Don’t Let Yours
Critically Engaging Past Work to Confidently Shape Your Own
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Lucas Gelape @lgelape.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Na @folha.com deste domingo, eu e @laramesquita.bsky.social trazemos resultados de diversos cenários de distribuição de cadeiras da Câmara dos Deputados. Se a decisão do STF na ADO 38 pedia mais proporcionalidade entre estados, a Câmara sabe o caminho -- tanto que o propôs, mas só pro futuro...
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Dalson Figueiredo @dalsonfigueiredo.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Vamos?
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Excited to share my latest article, "High-Profile Corruption Convictions, Government Reactions, and Public Approval: A Comparative Analysis Across Levels of Democracy", co-authored with Feng Yang (Peking University). doi.org/10.1111/gove... 1/4
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
O exílio de líderes políticos geralmente aumenta a instabilidade política.
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Looking forward to the conversation about the gap in judicial independence between lower and higher courts and its implications for the prosecution of corruption. @bridgegap-eu.bsky.social Talk Series. Based on work in progress with Luciano Da Ros. More info: corruptiondata.eu/events/bridg...
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BridgeGap Talk Series – Anticorruption in Progress 3
Speaker: Manoel Gehrke (University of Pisa)  When: 18 March – 16.00 CET  Where: Online. Register to join here Reversing Corruption Convictions of Former Heads of Government: Dependent High Courts as I...
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Petra Alderman @petraalderman.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Earlier, we had our first #CEDAR reading group of 2025, reading the new CEDAR report by @fromagehomme.bsky.social Marie-Eve Desrosiers, Licia Cianetti & @manoelgehrke.bsky.social Democratic resilience is the 🔥 topic of this year. What does it mean to you? europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/how-to-stren...
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How to Strengthen Democratic Resilience
This report aims to enable activists, civil society groups, policymakers, donors, and researchers to better understand democratic resilience.
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European Democracy Hub @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu · 14/02/2025
🔍 How to strengthen democratic resilience? – Lesson 4 - Context matters. Democracy does not erode the same way everywhere. While some regimes deteriorate due to executive aggrandisement, others fall through coups or polarisation. 1/🧵
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
A decade and five elections later, what have we learned about the impact of the historic decision by the @stf.jus.br to ban corporate funding of electoral campaigns in Brazil? transparenciainternacional.org.br/posts/o-que-... @transparenciainternacional.org.br
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O que sabemos sobre os efeitos da proibição das doações empresariais no financiamento de campanhas eleitorais no Brasil?
Publicado no blog da Rede de Estudos e Práticas Anticorrupção: A proibição das doações empresariais em 2015 transformou o financiamento de campanhas no Brasil. Este artigo analisa estudos recentes sob...
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Fernando Meireles @meirelesff.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Ótimo balanço do que ciência e economia política produziram sobre o fim das doações eleitorais empresariais no Brasil — escrito por @manoelgehrke.bsky.social. Embora ainda exista muita coisa por investigar, é nítido que a capacidade de influência do setor privado mudou.
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Uma década e cinco eleições depois, o que aprendemos sobre o impacto da decisão histórica do @stf.jus.br de proibir o financiamento empresarial de campanhas eleitorais no Brasil? transparenciainternacional.org.br/posts/o-que-... Blog da Rede de Estudos da @transparenciainternacional.org.br
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O que sabemos sobre os efeitos da proibição das doações empresariais no financiamento de campanhas eleitorais no Brasil?
Publicado no blog da Rede de Estudos e Práticas Anticorrupção: A proibição das doações empresariais em 2015 transformou o financiamento de campanhas no Brasil. Este artigo analisa estudos recentes sob...
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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Be part of the @leverhulme.bsky.social Climate Vulnerability team 🚀 I’m looking for a 2-year postdoc to join my group at @politicsoxford.bsky.social. Apply if you’re an empirically minded junior researcher who just finished or abt to finish a PhD! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLQ634/p... ⏰ midday Feb 26 ⏰
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Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Here’s a piece I wrote with @rfisman.bsky.social in the NYT, collecting some of our thoughts about what the oligarchic embrace of Trump can do to our economy and our politics. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/o...
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Opinion | TikTok, Trump and the Economic Cost of C.E.O.s Cozying Up to Trump (Gift Article)
The fealty that corporate chieftains are showing the new president is a worrying sign for our economy.
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Verena K. Brändle @verenakbrandle.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Oh hi! My rant about Meta's recent fact-checking announcement is now live. www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/th...
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The state we’re in: Meta and the entanglement of discourse, greed and political self-interest. - University of Birmingham
Dr Verena K Brändle, explains what the changes to Meta's fact-checking and free speech rules mean for public discourse and political influence.
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European Democracy Hub @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu · 09/01/2025
🔍 How to strengthen democratic resilience? Lesson No. 2 - Resilience at multiple levels #DemocraticResilience is not just a national matter – autocratisation may take place at the local, national or international levels.
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Evelyn Mantoiu @evelynmantoiu.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
New research on #democratic resilience from the European Democracy Hub 💡
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
🚨Just launched: #DemocracyDeepDive 🗳️🌍 Building on emerging literature and a range of recent real-world cases, @fromagehomme.bsky.social, Marie-Eve Desrosiers, Licia Cianetti and I distill some lessons to help rethink and strengthen democratic resilience. @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
How to strengthen democratic resilience against authoritarian threats? Five Lessons for Democratic Renewal 💡 Read our insights on what's at stake, how to understand resilience and promote democratic renewal. #DemocraticResilience #DemocraticRenewal europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/how-to-stren...
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How to Strengthen Democratic Resilience
This report aims to enable activists, civil society groups, policymakers, donors, and researchers to better understand democratic resilience.
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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
New paper published @ajpseditor.bsky.social Showing that reduced access to public services fuelled far right support in 🇮🇹 Existing work on far right highlights globalization & migration grievances, what about people’s experiences with the state? We use 🇮🇹 reform to find out shorturl.at/zQ8bJ
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Brazilian politics is on 🔥 this week. On Tuesday, a retired general, members of special forces, and a police officer were arrested for plotting to assassinate Lula, his vice president, and a Supreme Court Justice following the 2022 elections. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
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Brazilian police arrest five over plot to assassinate Lula after 2022 election win
Four military personnel and a police agent held on suspicion of plan to prevent inauguration of president
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Giovanna Rodriguez-Garcia @giroga.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Dear all, The next ACA Forum will take place on Friday, November 22nd, at 10 a.m. (Mexico City Time). Manoel Gehrke (University of Pisa) will present his working paper, "How Anti-Corruption Enforcement Impacts Political Continuity." DM for meeting details.
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
Call for Papers: Critical Reflections on (Anti-)Corruption: Assessing Emerging Concepts, Metrics, and Theories. IPSA World Congress, July 2025 Deadline: November 5. RC20 Political Finance and Political Corruption For more information, visit: www.ipsa.org/wc/panel/cri... @giroga.bsky.social
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Critical Reflections on (Anti-)Corruption: Assessing Emerging Concepts, Metrics, and Theories
This panel invites theoretical and empirical contributions from diverse methodological perspectives that promote a critical appraisal of the evolving landscape of corruption and anti-corruption. Parti...
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 10/10/2024
Why are politicians more likely to be prosecuted and convicted for corruption in some contexts rather than in others? "Convicting Politicians for Corruption: The Politics of Criminal Accountability" is officially out in print. tinyurl.com/y7prprk6
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 30/09/2024
É hoje! Presencial no IESP-UERJ e transmissão online.
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Manoel Gehrke @manoelgehrke.bsky.social · 25/09/2024
Dica para quem estiver no Rio na próxima semana. O Luciano Da Ros apresentará resultados dos nossos projetos em andamento no IESP-UERJ. Mais info: iesp.uerj.br/evento/ciclo...
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Ciclo de Palestras 2024.2: Luciano Da Ros (SCP-UFSC) - IESP
O Ciclo de Palestras IESP-UERJ 2024.2 recebe o Prof. Luciano Da Ros (SCP-UFSC) para ministrar sua conferência Condenações criminais de ex-chefes de governo ...
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